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What's that old training adage? Be able to do 60% or 70% of the total mileage?

If 70% is the case, I would think someone should be able to do 130 miles efficiently and comfortably before taking on a 300K. As Commodus noted, the 200K would have given you some conditioning to do that 300K.

To prepare for the brevet season, I've simply been getting my butt in the saddle as much as possible. I'm also doing a permanent to ramp up on conditioning. Do you have any permanents near by that you could do?

What's that old training adage? Be able to do 60% or 70% of the total mileage?

If 70% is the case, I would think someone should be able to do 130 miles efficiently and comfortably before taking on a 300K. As Commodus noted, the 200K would have given you some conditioning to do that 300K.

To prepare for the brevet season, I've simply been getting my butt in the saddle as much as possible. I'm also doing a permanent to ramp up on conditioning. Do you have any permanents near by that you could do?

Yes, there are permanents within a few hours of me. I'll get out and do that. I hate riding in this snow but I need to get out and ride.

I did the last 200K of the fall and was very comfortable. I finished in just over 9 hours. I know that is not an indicator of my current level of fitness, though.

don't recall seeing this requirement. I would think that most RBA's would want to have a certain amount of confidence that people are going to be able to complete the event

Could be just us crazy cancucks:

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6. For rides over 200 km, a rider must qualify at a shorter distance before attempting the next longer ride. A rider who has completed a distance in a previous season may advance to the next one in the current season without doing the shorter qualifier(s). (Exceptions may be made to this rule, but only with the prior approval of the ride organizer and the regional route coordinator.)

if it was my ride and I had no idea if a person would finish, I would ask them what they will do if they can't. If the answer is "call you," I might suggest working up to the longer distance.

I am pretty sure these things are up to the organizer and not a hard and fast rule. I have heard of cases where people have been allowed to ride 1200k's without a qualifying series. Don't try this with PBP

if it was my ride and I had no idea if a person would finish, I would ask them what they will do if they can't. If the answer is "call you," I might suggest working up to the longer distance.

I am pretty sure these things are up to the organizer and not a hard and fast rule. I have heard of cases where people have been allowed to ride 1200k's without a qualifying series. Don't try this with PBP

How does somebody do a 1200k without having previously ridden a series? I imagine that that's a decision that would be immediately regretted.

Well usually you're required to do a 200k the same season to 'qualify' for a 300. As with most things rando, though, the rules are applied fairly casually.

But, generally your performance on the qualifying 200 instructs you as to your condition.

Must be either specific to Canada, or less respected by paid organized events than by self-organizing randos. I registered for two different organized double centuries ran by two different organizations in CA and no one asked me about ride experience in either case.

Must be either specific to Canada, or less respected by paid organized events than by self-organizing randos. I registered for two different organized double centuries ran by two different organizations in CA and no one asked me about ride experience in either case.

BasicJim, just go ride a bunch. If you live where it's hilly, go ride hills.
The big question is not so much "can it be done" but "can it be done in a reasonable time while enjoying the experience". The more you're able to get out and ride, the easier it'll be.

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as far as the original question goes, I find the difference between being able to go 100 miles and 300k is eating. As long as I eat I do fine. I have also been known to ride too hard sometimes, but that generally doesn't stop me from finishing. The only problem for me is cramping, when I'm not in good enough shape I cramp a lot. For me, enduralites fix that problem pretty well

support at checkpoints is the exception rather than the rule on brevets. Usually offered only if there is some good reason for it.

Define "support". Support as in "getting more food and water" occurs at checkpoints on brevets all the time, the only fundamental difference is that, on a brevet, you pay for it as you go, on a century, you pre-pay for the whole thing.

Look up the RUSA results for RUSA #8001.
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Now look up her UMCA results.

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Originally Posted by Hydrated

I'd say that she "self-qualified"!

Ha! Point taken. My mindset when I posed my question totally discounted the fact that there are other long distance events aside from RUSA brevets. I was originally wondering what it would be like if someone off the street who had not rode much at all were to ride a 1200K event.